Four chiefs, one little indian

[yankeestarbuck]

Where in that did you say no?  What were you saying no to?  THat's a little unclear.  But yes, you were polite but firm and I don't see why that should piss him off.

[craftygirl]

Sorry Yankee........it's sort of complicated but I said no to one of the Other chiefs (who is not my boss).  The no was to his request to continually redo this thing until it's to his standard.  I wish I could convey the whole convo here but it's a bit difficult.  More than an out-and-out NO I stood my ground and just kept referring him back to my boss. . . . neutral voice (no body language per se on the phone) . . . the whole deal.  (Andrea sure is training us well on that one, huh?)



I'm going to go back and re read and perhaps edit my post to see if I can make it clearer.  As if anything in this company could possibly be clear or simple.  



Thanks

Shannon

[countrigal]

Way to go Shannon... Look forward to hear what, if any, ramifications comes from this stand.  Sounds like you did just what needed to be done, and will probably need to be done many more times before they all catch on.  I just hope that bossie (CMO) stands behind you and agrees that you were correct in your handling of the situation.  You had said he wasn't as forceful as the others but maybe after hearing about your stance he'll take one too.



Good luck and keep us informed...

[craftygirl]

Today's non-drama



CEO had to mention it again today.  The power struggle is still in hand, and right now it's a case of "methinks the lady doth protest too much" or whatever that quote was.  I certainly didn't bring it up again after yesterday morning.



Bossie has not said anything to me, but he had a REALLY BAD DAY yesterday.  I encouraged him to go home and take a walk on the beach (yeah, bossie lives beachfront) and he said that's exactly what he was going to do.  Hopefully that helped.  Anyway, usually if something is a big deal he will make it a point to talk about it.  *shrug*  We shall see.



In the meantime I have a sales/marketing department to support and that's what I'm'a gonna do.  ;-)



Shannon

[craftygirl]

 

Found out from bossie that after that last incident the CEO did in fact call him. Complained about me, said I was pissed off and he didn't know why, yada yada yada.



You know what my boss said?



Get off of her back, she's doing her job just as I expect her to, and if you have any performance issues with her bring them to me and I'll handle.



CEO says "but I'm the CEO."



Bossie says "OK you are, but this is in my territory and I will take care of it. Now lay off."



 



This is a pretty cool deal, at least for today! Had to share with y'all.



Happy Tuesday

Shannon  

[energizer]

WOO WOO WOO !  Way to go bossie!  Shannon, you have a keeper here!  Hang on to this guy!



Thanks for Sharing.

[andrea843]

OUTSTANDING>  Girl stand up for self, girl finds ally in boss,, FILM AT 11!



Keep us apprised Crafty! this made MY Day for sure!



Andrea

[vinicool]

Hello everybody from Cool New York,



We are in the midst of a snowstorm and the day is slow. But not here at this site.



I think the feedback is awesome and can't add anything else.  I had a similar situation with 4 lawyers (junior level to senior level).  How I dealt with it was similar to Andrea's response.  



Gotta run.  One of the few in the office today and their playing tag team attack.



I love the site and will be back!





 

[craftygirl]

Dang it just when I thought I was making headway.



Today's order from bossie:  Do whatever CEO wants, I'm tired of fighting with him.



And back and forth we go............



I continue on my action of reporting directly to bossie and cc'ing CEO because that seems to be the happiest option so far.  I still report everything to bossie, CEO still knows what's going on............



I'm getting the feeling there's no good way out of this one here.  Good news is, I'm getting a car with my tax refund and next step is to brush off the resume and see what happens.  *sigh*  At least I'm not feeling stuck any more.



Thanks everyone, I'll try to keep the drama to a minimum on the boards here.



Shannon

who isn't feeling very crafty right now ;-)

[yankeestarbuck]

Sorry, Crafty, to hear that. If it helps *hugs* and *smack in the back with a snowball*.  We got plenty here, want some?

[daisylee]

Hey Shannon,



Bless you for keeping your wits as long as you have!  You're taking the right tack, and just roll with it as long as you can...let "new car/new job" be you mantra, if you think that's your best option!  And forum lamenting is perfectly acceptable.  It's one of the reasons we're here!  Hang in there, kiddo!



Daisy

[craftygirl]

Oh boy, this is fun............



My crew (the sales staff, all three of them) overheard bossie (CMO) playing a voice mail from Chicago (CEO) last week that said, basically, "if we don't make some major sales next week at the trade show, we will probably close down FL offices within a month."  Gosh, how professional of him to listen to his voicemail on SPEAKER when he knows his office isn't soundproof because I come back there and close his door all the time.  (He frequently has what we call F*** you calls with Chicago.  HAHAHAHahahohum.  Anyway I can hear them three offices away and go back and close his door.  We have also repeatedly told him that he can be overheard anytime he's on the phone.)



So I have dusted off the resume and started looking for staffing places around here.  I need a car, though, because most jobs that pay what I'm making are at least 30 minutes away.  I am very much tempted to just stick it out here and see what happens at the trade show--and take the unemployment for a short time if necessary.  What the hey, whatever happens I have lots of good skills and will find something else if necessary.  Thanks to everyone here for listening and for the awesome advice.



Shannon